Field Responsive Polymers

Electroresponsive, Photoresponsive, and Responsive Polymers in Chemistry and Biology

Edited by Ishrat M. Khan and Joycelyn S. Harrison

The twenty-two chapters in this volume present state-of-the-art research and discuss some of the potential applications of electroresponsive, photoresponsive, and responsive polymers in chemistry and biology. Its comprehensive nature makes it ideal for polymer scientists, materials scientists, and physicists.

Field Responsive Polymers

Electroresponsive, Photoresponsive, and Responsive Polymers in Chemistry and Biology

Edited by Ishrat M. Khan and Joycelyn S. Harrison

Description

Field responsive polymers, or smart polymers, will play a key role in the emergence of a wide array of new devices such as those manufactured by the aerospace, communications, and biomedical industries. The twenty-two chapters in this volume present state-of-the-art research and discuss some of the potential applications of electroresponsive, photoresponsive, and responsive polymers in chemistry and biology. Topics discussed include: microwave active responsive polymers; the design of solid polymer electrolytes for electrochromic devices; thin films for electro-optic modular applications, photorefractive and NLO polymers; thermoreversible polymers and the application of responsive polymers in peptide drug delivery systems. This comprehensive resource is perfect for polymer scientists, materials scientists, and physicists.

Field Responsive Polymers

Electroresponsive, Photoresponsive, and Responsive Polymers in Chemistry and Biology

Edited by Ishrat M. Khan and Joycelyn S. Harrison

Reviews and Awards

"This book is comprised of 22 papers on 'smart polymers' written by experts in the field. A smart polymer is characterized as being 'one that responds to an external stimulus in a controlled, reproducible, and reversible manner'. Such responsive polymers have many applications in diverse areas of research, including biology, telecommunications, and electronics. The various contributions in this book describe state-of-the-art research in these types of polymers and forecast future directions and applications in the field. Its chapters are organized under the following subheadings: Electroresponsive Polymers; Photoresponsive Polymers: Nonlinear Optical and Photorefractive; and Responsive Polymers in Chemistry and Biology. This volume should be of value to a wide range of scientists and engineers ..."--Journal of the American Chemical Society

"The 22 topics include microwave and optical properties of conducting polymers from basic research to applications, nonaqueous polymer electrodes of electrochromic devices, the electro-rheological properties of chitosan sulfate suspensions, identifying critical structure-function relationships in preparing polymer thin films for electro-optic modular applications, novel refractive materials based on multifunctional organic glasses, the synthetic design of responsive surfaces, and polymers responsive to temperature and pH for controlled polypeptide drug delivery."--SciTech Book News